PUNE: Two people were killed and 12 others injured in a multi-vehicle accident on the Pune-Bengaluru Highway near Dhayari Bridge in Pune, police said.According to senior inspector Sharad Ambegave, the accident took place near Jambhulwadi, in front of Lakshmi Lodge at Dhayari Bridge, within the jurisdiction of Ambegaon Police Station.A truck travelling from Satara towards Pune rammed into the rear of a tempo travelling ahead of it.Following the collision, both vehicles crossed onto the carriageway heading from Mumbai towards Satara and hit two cars travelling on the road.The vehicles sustained extensive damage in the accident.Police said 12 people were injured, with three reported to be in critical condition.Hridaynath Mohan Gaikwad and Anandibai Ramchandra Wadkar succumbed to their injuries while undergoing treatment.The injured are receiving treatment at Bharati Hospital, Morya Hospital, Silver Birch Hospital and Shreyas Hospital.Ambegaon Police have registered a case, CR No. 392/2026, under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Motor Vehicles Act.Action has been initiated against truck driver Pramod Vitthal Wagh and truck owner Sandeep Gorakh Suryavanshi. Police have taken the truck owner into custody.Traffic movement at the accident site has since been restored, while Ambegaon Police are conducting further investigation.(With inputs from ANI)
